The theme of the conference provides an opportunity to explore in depth the current issues that confront nations, the adequacy of goals, the relationship between the needs of people and the needs of society, and the concomitant critical challenges for education policy. The theme suggests philosophical explorations about: Enterprise culture; creativity in schools; Creative NZ/creative Australia : policy goals and issues; The creative arts; Maori/Pacific arts; Links between creativity and enterprise; The creative economy; Is education a creative industry?; Can creativity be taught?; Curriculum, creativity and enterprise; The rise of the entrepreneurial self. [Publisher]